Marines Report Heavy Viet Cong Losses in Major Battle
U S Marines say more than 600 Viet Cong may have been killed in a major night attack on the Van Tuong Peninsula. Maj E N Snyder says 652 Viet Cong bodies counted with 50 prisoners, while Marine losses were heavy in the engagement that involved the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment. The clash followed aerial bombardment and naval gunfire as Marines began the operation 330 miles north of Saigon.
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Chu Las
Viet Nam
Ihoainen
U.S
Saigon
E.N. Snyder
Oceanside
Calif
Marine Regiment
George H. Gentry Jr
Fallbrook
Oscar F. Peatross
Raleigh
N.C
Snyder
Cong
Odeee
Pur
Dak Sut
Central Highlands
van Tuong Peninsula
Sary
Jouesday
Rinliiy
Middletown Parade Opens Arts Festival With 80 Units
Officials hope storms pass before the 7 p.m. Middletown parade led by television star Lorraine Flocks. The 80 unit firemen parade forms on Old Reliance Road, travels west on Main Street, south to 5th Street, east on South Street to Church Street, then returns to start.
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Middletown
Lorraine Flocks
Reliance Road
Main St
5Th St
Sth St
Church St
County residents own luxury cars and chamber visit planned
Clarke County reports four Rolls Royces owned by local residents Mrs. William B. Clagett James F. Edwards and Leo D. Welch of near Berryville and Mrs. Kenneth N. Gilpin Sr. of Boyce Representatives will visit Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. businessmen should contact for appointment to Room 62 Washington Hotel between 9 am and 3 pm Call 662 4119 Elks Club to sponsor a crab feast for the Elks Chari...
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Clarke County
William B. Clagett
James F. Edwards
Leo D. Welch
Berryville
Kenneth N. Gilpin, Sr
Boyce
Winchester
Frederick County
Causes Remedies For Strife In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles calm has returned from the riot zone and government leaders focus on probing the causes of the unrest and potential remedies. Officials seek understanding of underlying tensions and steps to prevent further clashes.
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Los Angeles
Humphrey Sees Negro Job Crisis and Racial Unrest
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey warned of a looming Negro job crisis as unemployment among nonwhites rises while many lack basic schooling. In Los Angeles, Gov. Brown formed a commission to address racial strife amid Watts rioting and national guard withdrawals. Martin Luther King Jr. visited the area as political tensions grew between Yorty and state federal leaders.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
White House
Adul
Smething
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles Metro
Watts
Los Angeles
Martin Luther King Jr
Theymuel W. Yorty
William H. Parker
Yorty
Johnson
Commerce
LeRoy ‘Collins
Brown
National Guard
Q Don’t Know What the Governor’s Doing,” Yorty
Parker
Registrars Ordered Into South Over Fairness to Applicants
Washington AP reports the rowment ordered registrars to treat Negro and white applicants fairly. Examiners will be withdrawn promptly to enforce equitable admission practices in the region.
Severe Clarke County Storm Knocks Out Telephones
A severe electrical storm ripped through Clarke County causing widespread power outages and damaged property including a barn roof. Utility crews worked through the night to restore service to 350 C and P Telephone customers and to lines around Boyce Berryville and Stephens City.
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Clarke County
Crosen
Power Company
C & P Telephone Co
Gemini 6 Flight Postponed By Tech Problems and Storms
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports technical problems and heavy thunderstorms forced postponement of the Gemini 6 mission by astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr. No new launch time given.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Cation
Cooper
Conrad
Séssen
Teminus
Mission Control Center
Air Force
Navy
Mercury
Gordon
Car
Charles Conrad
Walter Schirra
Space
Shippers and Unions Wedge Toward End of Strike
Negotiations continue between shippers and two AFL-CIO unions with 65 days of ship stoppage. Money issues top the snag as talks drag on between the American Merchant Marine Institute and the two unions. The National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association reached a break, agreeing to resume work while a panel led by Wirtz and George Meany seeks a solution to automation concerns.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
American Merchant Marine Institute
Ight Shipping Lines
Afl-Cio
International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
American Radio Association
National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Atlantic
Gulf Gulf
Wirts
George Meany
Minister Dies After 33 Day Peace Fast in California
The Rev. George J. Strong, 59, pastor of Bethel African Methodist Church in Chico, died after fasting for world peace. He had been fasting at least 33 days, was treated with intravenous feeding on arrival, and leaves a widow, five daughters, and four sons. He previously served churches in Los Angeles and Oakland, Tennessee native.
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Oroville
Calif
George J. Strong
Butte County
Strong
Bethel African Methodist Church
Chico
Louella
Mo’ Strdhy
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Oakland
Weather in Virginia Stays Hot With Scattered Storms
Continued high temperatures in the 90s with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers are expected across Virginia today and tomorrow as hot humid air remains.
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Richmond
Virginia
Expert watch repair and 3 day service ad
Cooper's Jewelers advertises expert watch and jewelry repairs with a three day service. It lists Apple Growers contact number 667-2124 and references Bunk House A and N Store.
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Cooper’s Jewelers
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Bartonsville
Stubstation
Steve Strickland
Steve
Holiday Drive
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